ServSafe Alcohol Exam Questions & Answers
1. T/F You may be charged with a crime simply for
serving a guest who appears to be intoxicated.: True
2. T/F It is illegal to serve alcohol to a pregnant woman.:
False
3. T/F Dram shop laws protect the server from being sued
in the event that an intoxicated guest injures another
individual.: False
4. T/F The state liquor authority can suspend an
establishment's liquor li- cense for allowing a minor to
enter the establishment with a fake ID.: True
5. T/F All guests must be 21 years old to purchase alcohol.:
True
6. What is the difference between Criminal Law and Civil
Law?: Criminal Law
- May face criminal charges if you break state, county, or
municipal alcohol laws. (Criminal court)
Civil Law - Can be sued to pay damages to an injured guest if
you contributed to the guest's injury or did nothing to prevent it.
(Civil court)
,7. Dram Shop Laws: - Allow a third party to sue for injuries
caused by a guest who was drinking there.
- Allow third parties to sue business, employees, etc.
- Provide limits on money damages that can be awarded to third
parties.
8. What are the three types of damages awarded?: Actual
Damages
Compensatory Damages
Punitive Damages
9. How old do you need to be to purchase alcohol in all 50
states?: 21 years old
10. Who is alcohol authority?: State or municipal agency that
enforces alcohol regulations and licensing laws.
- Often called ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control)
11. When are you allowed to serve alcohol?: 9AM - 2AM
12. How old do you have to be to serve alcohol?: 18 Years Old
13. State or municipal liquor authorities can
issue citations for a) drunk driving
b) serving a
pregnant
woman c)
,serving
alcohol to a
minor
d) fighting in the establishment: C
14. Which is a role of the liquor authority?
a) issue liquor licenses
b) initiate law suits against drunk drivers
c) issue citations to minors for presenting fake IDs
d) initiate criminal charges against establishments who
serve minors: A
15. Which is a criminal violation related to the sale and
service of alcohol?
a) serving alcohol to a minor
b) failing to fill out an incident report
c) firing a server who over-served a guest
d) refusing to serve a guest who arrived intoxicated: A
16. Which situation best describes dram shop liability?
a) a manager is fined for allowing the sale of drugs on the
premises
b) a server is fined by the liquor authority for serving alcohol
to a minor
, c) a bartender is given jail time for serving a guest who
appeared intoxicated d) a person sues the bartender who
served the intoxicated guest who injured him: D
17. Which is a possible consequence for violating the liquor
code?
a) jail time
b) probation
c) misdemeanor
d) liquor - license suspension: D
18. List three alcohol-law violations that most states will
hold you criminally liable for.: 1. Serving alcohol to a minor
2. Serving a guest who is or appears to be intoxicated
3. Possessing, selling, or allowing the sale of drugs on the
premises
19. T/F Drink for drink, a lean guest will have a higher BAC
than a guest with a large amount of body fat.: False
20. T/F A 12-ounce beer contains less alcohol than 1 1/2
ounces of 80-proof vodka.: False
21. T/F The liver can break down alcohol at the rate of two
drinks per hour.: -
False
1. T/F You may be charged with a crime simply for
serving a guest who appears to be intoxicated.: True
2. T/F It is illegal to serve alcohol to a pregnant woman.:
False
3. T/F Dram shop laws protect the server from being sued
in the event that an intoxicated guest injures another
individual.: False
4. T/F The state liquor authority can suspend an
establishment's liquor li- cense for allowing a minor to
enter the establishment with a fake ID.: True
5. T/F All guests must be 21 years old to purchase alcohol.:
True
6. What is the difference between Criminal Law and Civil
Law?: Criminal Law
- May face criminal charges if you break state, county, or
municipal alcohol laws. (Criminal court)
Civil Law - Can be sued to pay damages to an injured guest if
you contributed to the guest's injury or did nothing to prevent it.
(Civil court)
,7. Dram Shop Laws: - Allow a third party to sue for injuries
caused by a guest who was drinking there.
- Allow third parties to sue business, employees, etc.
- Provide limits on money damages that can be awarded to third
parties.
8. What are the three types of damages awarded?: Actual
Damages
Compensatory Damages
Punitive Damages
9. How old do you need to be to purchase alcohol in all 50
states?: 21 years old
10. Who is alcohol authority?: State or municipal agency that
enforces alcohol regulations and licensing laws.
- Often called ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control)
11. When are you allowed to serve alcohol?: 9AM - 2AM
12. How old do you have to be to serve alcohol?: 18 Years Old
13. State or municipal liquor authorities can
issue citations for a) drunk driving
b) serving a
pregnant
woman c)
,serving
alcohol to a
minor
d) fighting in the establishment: C
14. Which is a role of the liquor authority?
a) issue liquor licenses
b) initiate law suits against drunk drivers
c) issue citations to minors for presenting fake IDs
d) initiate criminal charges against establishments who
serve minors: A
15. Which is a criminal violation related to the sale and
service of alcohol?
a) serving alcohol to a minor
b) failing to fill out an incident report
c) firing a server who over-served a guest
d) refusing to serve a guest who arrived intoxicated: A
16. Which situation best describes dram shop liability?
a) a manager is fined for allowing the sale of drugs on the
premises
b) a server is fined by the liquor authority for serving alcohol
to a minor
, c) a bartender is given jail time for serving a guest who
appeared intoxicated d) a person sues the bartender who
served the intoxicated guest who injured him: D
17. Which is a possible consequence for violating the liquor
code?
a) jail time
b) probation
c) misdemeanor
d) liquor - license suspension: D
18. List three alcohol-law violations that most states will
hold you criminally liable for.: 1. Serving alcohol to a minor
2. Serving a guest who is or appears to be intoxicated
3. Possessing, selling, or allowing the sale of drugs on the
premises
19. T/F Drink for drink, a lean guest will have a higher BAC
than a guest with a large amount of body fat.: False
20. T/F A 12-ounce beer contains less alcohol than 1 1/2
ounces of 80-proof vodka.: False
21. T/F The liver can break down alcohol at the rate of two
drinks per hour.: -
False
